This past month, Dodge announced their plans for the launch of the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody. For the first time, a Challenger without a supercharged powerplant would be able to receive the factory widebody kit.
The Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody adds:
- SRT-tuned chassis, featuring stiffer front springs, retuned shock absorbers and larger sway bars in both front and rear
- SRT-tuned high-performance adaptive damping suspension
- Front fascia with integrated splitter optimizes airflow to the cooling modules without compromising vehicle balance
- Rear spoiler from the HELLCAT helps to deliver responsive and balanced handling
As a result, the R/T Scat Pack Widebody delivers its best on-road and on-track performance ever, with an improvement of close to 2 seconds per lap or 12 car lengths compared with the R/T Scat Pack. In a quarter-mile comparison, the new Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody gained .2 seconds – running 12.1 seconds E.T. at 112 mph.
Base MSRP for the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack is $38,995. The MSRP for a base model 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack with the 8-speed automatic is $40,590. The cost of the new Widebody package will add $6,000 to that MSRP.
Just for contrast, the all-new 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 has the 8-speed automatic transmission as an only transmission option. The 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 shaves 4 tenths of a second off the quarter-mile time to 11.7 seconds at 115 mph and cuts .3 seconds off the 0-60 mph acceleration time to 3.8 seconds. That package will set you back $3,995 on top of the base MSRP for a R/T Scat Pack with the automatic of $40,590. (Plus the extra $1 for a passenger seat and another $1 for a rear seat.)
So if you like shifting gears and want the best performance out of a 6.4-liter 392 HEMI SRT V8 at the drag strip, than the standard Challenger R/T Scat Pack will be your best bet at the drag strip as the Widebody is not as fast down the strip. But if you are looking for a car to take to the drag strip to bracket race, then the 1320 is your car and you will save a few hundred dollars for a much faster car down the quarter-mile.
If going to the local road course is your thing or going for a weekend ride down the a twisty paved back road, then the R/T Scat Pack Widebody is the car you want. Basically you are looking at $44,995 for a 6-speed manual R/T Scat Pack Widebody and $46,590 for the R/T Scat Pack Widebody with the 8-speed automatic. Those prices don’t include taxes, destination, plates and etc; but for about $50,000 you can yourself a 485-horsepower Challenger that has the same looks as last year’s Challenger with a lot more grip than the standard R/T Scat Pack.
There seems to be a Challenger for everyone in the 2019 model year. Just goes to show if you want a 797-horsepower monster, a 485-horsepower drag racer or a 485-horsepower canyon carver, Dodge has built something for you with a variety of prices.
